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Bangweulu
General Information
| Description |
Bangweulu means "The place where the water meets the sky." Swamps surround the lake for hundreds of kilometers. |
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| Country |
Zambia
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| Latitude |
-11° 26' 57"
(-11.4493) |
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| Longitude |
29° 43'
46" (29.7297) |
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| River Basin |
Congo
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Maps
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Bangweulu locator map |
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Zambia map |
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Africa Lake Biodiversity Conservation Priorities 2003 |
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Physical Characteristics
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The lake is approximately 80 km long and 40 km wide. The Bangweulu swampsare formed by the flooding of the lower Chambeshi River. The lake is drained in the South by the Luapula River, a tributary of the Congo River. |
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| Volume |
5.00 km3 |
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| Surface Area |
9,840.00 km2 |
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| Depth |
Mean depth: 4.0 m
Maximum depth: 10.0 m
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| Type |
Fresh
Permanent
Natural
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| Catchment |
Catchment size: 100,800.00
km2
Catchment/surface area ratio: 10:1 |
Socio-Political
| Economic Value |
About 57,000 metric tons of fish are harvested from the lake each year. |
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| Major Cities |
Samfya |
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Watershed Management
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Biodiversity Conservation
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Documents
Resources
Additional Data Sources
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Birkett, C., and I. Mason. 1995. A new global lakes database for remote sensing programme studying climatically sensitive large lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 21 (3) 307-318. |
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International Lake Environment Committee, the United Nations Environment Program and Environment Agency, Government of Japan. 1997. World Lakes Database. |
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